Being a scientist is a special privilege: for it brings the opportunity to be creative, the passionate quest for answers to natures most precious secrets, and the warm friendships of many valued colleagues.
Stanley B. PrusinerThe Nobel Prizes are much more than awards to scholars; they are a celebration of civilization, of mankind, and of what makes humans unique - that is their intellect from which springs creativity.
Stanley B. PrusinerConcepts are vindicated by the constant accrual of data and independent verification of data. No prize, not even a Nobel Prize, can make something true that is not true.
Stanley B. PrusinerI believe that politics takes a much different set of skills than science. Science is about getting to the truth. Politics is about what people think and how they react.
Stanley B. Prusiner